<form method="post" action="javascript:alert('Form submitted!')" id="myForm">
<label for="email">Email:</label> <input type="email" name="email" id="email" required>
<input type="submit" value="Submit Form"><br>
<input type="button" value="Check Validity" id="btnCheck"><input type="button" value="Will Validate?" id="btnWill">
</form>
<script>
EventUtil.addHandler(document.getElementById("btnCheck"), "click", function(event){
alert(document.forms[0].elements[0].checkValidity());
});
EventUtil.addHandler(document.getElementById("btnWill"), "click", function(event){
alert(document.forms[0].elements[0].willValidate);
});
</script>